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Crime

February 12, 2026
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Smithfield woman granted $500,000 bail after caught with ganja

A woman from Smithfield, Berbice, has been granted bail set at $500,000 after she was caught with 345 pounds of marijuana. On January 24, 2026, Sarafina Pitt, 32, a housewife, and Shamay Bryan, 33, a grocery shop owner, were reportedly found with approximately 345.8 pounds of cannabis in Number 10 Village, West Coast Berbice, with...

$2.8B for a better Georgetown, major markets and green spaces to be upgraded

Georgetown’s iconic markets, historic buildings and community spaces are set for a major facelift this year, as government moves ahead...

February 12, 2026
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Police silent on probe into murder of Rupununi tour guide, family considering second autopsy 

Frustration is mounting for the family of tour guide, Leon Baird as they say Police have not provided any recent...

April 3, 2023
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Pegasus taxi driver lies to cops; CCTV shows Dookeran dropped at EBD hotel

Detectives investigating the murder of 68-year-old Roma Dookeran have discovered that the taxi driver attached to the Pegasus Hotel lied...

April 3, 2023
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Tacuma Ogunseye granted $100k bail

Seventy-one-year-old Tacuma Ogunseye, an Executive Member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Monday appeared at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court,...

April 2, 2023
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Tacuma Ogunseye remains in Police custody

Executive Member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Tacuma Ogunseye is still in Police custody after surrendering on Friday following...

April 2, 2023
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Youth dies six weeks after accident outside East La Penitence Police Station

An accident victim made strong allegations of vigilante justice on his dying bed against ranks of the Guyana Police Force....

April 1, 2023
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Bartica vendor nabbed with marijuana, meth

A 35-year-old vendor of Bartica was on Friday taken into custody after he was allegedly found to be in possession...

March 31, 2023
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Construction worker busted with 23 lbs of ‘ganja’ during Police roadblock

The Police on Thursday arrested a 39-year-old construction worker from New Street Cumberland, East Canje, Berbice who was found with...

March 31, 2023
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Man nabbed with 36 lbs of ‘ganja’, accomplice jumps into Berbice River to escape

Ranks of the Police Force on Friday arrested a 52-year-old resident of ‘C’ Field squatting area, Sophia, with some 16,646...

March 31, 2023
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Mabaruma man died from blunt trauma to head, suspect confesses

The main suspect in the murder of Mabaruma resident, Aaron Conyers has reportedly admitted to assaulting him during an argument,...

March 31, 2023
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To promote road safety, citizens must respect laws, Police – Benn

Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn on Friday said in order to meet the target of preventing road accidents by 50%...

March 31, 2023
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Cane harvester found dead in Canje Creek

A 52-year-old man who was reported missing two days ago was on Friday pulled from the Canje Creek. Dead is...

March 31, 2023
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‘Ruthless monster’ sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of newspaper vendor

Norlando Brown was on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 30 years for the murder...

March 31, 2023
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Tacuma Ogunseye surrenders to Police

Executive Member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Tacuma Ogunseye, on Friday morning surrendered to the Police hours after a...

March 30, 2023
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Driver involved in fatal accident released on $250k bail

The truck driver involved in a fatal accident in January this year was on Wednesday charged with the offence of...

March 30, 2023
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Liverpool fire leaves husband and wife homeless

“You work hard in yuh lifetime and everything gone, you must gotta feel sad.” Those are the words of 39-year-old...

March 30, 2023
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Wanted bulletin issued for WPA member

The Guyana Police Force on Thursday issued a bulletin for Mutope Tacuma Ogunseye, an executive member of the Working People’s...

March 29, 2023
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NA man remanded for attempted murder

Ronald Romney, a 36-year-old labourer of King Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice, was on Wednesday remanded for the attempted murder of...

March 29, 2023
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$50k fine for Enmore man seen in video beating dog

A Logwood Enmore, East Coast Demerara man, who was seen in a video beating a dog, was on Wednesday charged...

March 29, 2023
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‘Packie’ charged with armed robbery, illegal possession of gun

Ronaldo Chapman, called ‘Packie’, a 23-year-old resident of Half Mile Wismar, Linden, was on Wednesday charged with the possession of...

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